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Got the KJ started. Freshly ground fatty chuck roast. Some salt and Worchester sauce and maybe a little bread crumbs and it will be good to go.
Penne and chicken tenderloins for Winkipop tonight. Last night, I poached the chicken in water with chicken flavor bullion cubes in it, after cutting them into bite size pieces first, thus no shredding. Then stored overnight in the fridge. Made the pasta tonight, drained it, then poured the chicken "soup" into the pan with the heat off and let everything mesh. Gave her a nice sized portion tonight and there's enough left over for two more dinners over the next couple days. Then it will be back to Tilapia and rice. She's getting her regular Nutro kibble in the mornings for breakfast. I stopped all meds 3 days ago and only giving her joint supplements now. She's doing really good with her mobility, thankfully. Best since she first developed the problem.
The burgers were awesome. I also made some pickled serrano peppers today. I just sampled some (they are about two weeks out) and they are not for the faint of heart and I like Thai hot. Wowsa!
Next time poach in low sodium chicken broth instead of bullion cubes and water. I find that bullion cubes are way too salty. I am not a vet, but I bet that is healthier.
Thanks - great tip and I agree but I didn't have any chicken broth on hand so that's where the cubes came in. As an aside, I surprised myself that I didn't have any chicken broth on hand - shocking because I make so much soup!
Baz— As another fill-in you can use a can of the heart healthy cream of chicken soup—just put enough water in it so it won’t burn or scald—
Great suggestion - thanks, Bill! Believe it or not - I was actually thinking of using a can of Chicken Noodle soup for the broth part but came up with the cube idea instead just to keep things more simple. I never thought of implementing any of the "cream of" soups but now you have me thinking.....
I don't own an air fryer, nor have I ever used one. There are so many makes and models on the market, I just wasn't sure which one to get - and it's just one of those things I figured I'd get sorted out eventually. Well after watching a few of the Naked Baker videos and seeing her using one I said to myself "Maybe the one she is using would be a good one to have. She seems to have a pretty good handle on things." So I left a comment on one her more recent vids, thinking I'd get a reply. Nope...nada. I left the same question on another and same result. Crickets. So I open up YT and here is a vid of hers I hadn't seen before but by the title it sounds like an air fryer might be involved. I start watching and boom....there it is sitting behind her and to the left. And I can read the make and figure out the model. It's a COSORI 5.8 Qt. - available from Amazon for only $89.99. Good reviews! What do you guys think? LINK Thanks!
Tonight’s supper ended up being a no- brainer. We went across town to our other grocery store, The Grocery Outlet, where we buy the smaller whole fryers we prefer (2.75–3.50 lb). While we were walking down their meats isle I saw that they had 2” thick filet mignons @ $7.99 lb. That just doesn’t happen much these days! So I’ll be grilling filets with baked potatoes on the top rack. We picked up some real pretty broccoli florets to lightly steam and top with fine shredded cheese to go with. Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine will be available on the back porch as well after our yard work is done. Life is good in Gator Nation!
I posted the question of the air fryer on another forum and got a few responses - some saying they thought it consumed too much space for just performing one task so they went with a more 'multi-task' machine - such as this: Hamilton Beach Sure-Crisp Air Fryer Toaster Oven, 4 Slice Capacity, Stainless Steel Exterior, 31403 One person said they used their Instant Pot more - so that's what they went with. Another liked their Ninja Foodi more - so that's what they went with. I will give some more thought and wait for more info before deciding. I think a one person household's needs are many times different that a multiple person household in terms of which appliances work best for that particular household too, so I have to keep that in mind.
Ms. Jan got us an air fryer recently from Sam’s. She’s quite happy with it. She chose the Emeril 360 XL.
Tonight is a creamy sauce with sundried tomatoes and roasted red peppers with shrimp and farfalle (bowtie) pasta. Leftover salad from last night that was not dressed so it isn't soggy.
All this air fryer talk. What I want to know is if I should get a stainless steel steamer or a bamboo steamer for making bao (steamed Chinese buns)? I have almost half a wheel of Stilton cheese and I was thinking about making those lovely steamed buns and stuff them with Stilton and dark cherries. Not traditional, but I think it would be great. Of course there are many other stuffing to put into those "clouds" when steamed to perfection and my plan would be to make them as well. When eating at most good dim sum places (like a place in San Francisco: two floors of diners on a Sunday morning and my wife and I were the only Caucasians in the place and oh my god good. Recommended by some shopkeepers we met in the SF Chinatown. They gave us the real deal 411. Also had really good dim sum in New York City and Chicago.) I get them in stainless steel, but I am guessing that they use that because it is much easier to use over and over again on a given day.
Tonight going off recipe and winging it. Poaching some chicken breasts in salted water. This will be chopped into small pieces. Pine nuts and onion sautéed in olive oil and then spinach and basil wilted in the same skillet. Lemon juice and zest added at the end. The chicken will be stirred in at the end as well to marry the flavors and warm it up. Served on a bed of orzo. Maybe some grated Parmigiano-Reggiano as well.
Ms. Jan is taking her turn in the kitchen today—she said we needed to act like it’s Sunday because she wanted to fix her “Sunday Pot Roast & gravy”. I said ok—and the house has been smelling great about 1:00pm........ Our sides will be homemade mashed potatoes, fresh zipper peas and fresh pod okra, and homemade yeast rolls. The TailGatoring on the back porch will be ice cold longnecks and chilled wine getting set for the ballgame tonight. Life is good in Gator Nation!
Usually we have house cleaners show up on Mondays (we do it mostly to help them out with cash, long sad story), but they couldn't come on Monday and so they came today. Even though I have two corned beef briskets in the fridge and it is St Patrick's Day we are having Thai take-out for dinner so that the kitchen stays clean for one night. Maybe braise one tomorrow and freeze the other. And also score some Guinness on sale.
Tonight I’ll be grilling bone-in country cut ribs indirect over cherry wood smoke with baked potatoes on the top rack. Inside we will have a fresh Romaine salad topped with vine ripe tomatoes. Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine are just the ticket behind a day of yard work and a hot shower. Life is good in Gator Nation!
